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Hyperloop One, known as Virgin Hyperloop until November 2022, was an American transportation technology company that worked to commercialize high-speed travel utilizing the Hyperloop concept which was a variant of the vacuum train. The company was established on June 1, 2014, and reorganized and renamed on October 12, 2017. [2]
Concept art of hyperloop inner workings. Hyperloop is a proposed high-speed transportation system for both passengers and freight. [1] The concept behind the Hyperloop originated in the late 17th century with the invention of the world's first artificial vacuum, which led to designs for underground rapid transit systems powered by pneumatics in the decades that followed.
When Richard Branson threw his weight behind Hyperloop One in 2017, the world took notice. The billionaire’s Virgin Group invested in the transportation startup, which promised to zip passengers ...
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, also known as HyperloopTT, is an American research company formed using a crowd collaboration approach (a mix of team collaboration and crowdsourcing) [3] [4] to develop around the world [5] commercial transportation systems based on the Hyperloop concept.
The startup behind the aspirational Hyperloop tunnel project in Northern Italy has struggled to pay employee salaries and rent this year, documents show Jessica Mathews March 2, 2024 at 10:12 AM
A student team from Germany loads its pod during the 2017 Hyperloop Pod Competition by SpaceX in Hawthorne. After the last student competition in 2019, the tube sat idle for years.
He is the co-founder and former executive chairman of Hyperloop One and a co-founder and managing director of Sherpa Capital, a venture capital fund which has invested in companies including Airbnb, Uber, GoPuff, Cue Health, Slack, Robinhood, Munchery and Postmates. [1] [2] [3] As an angel investor, Pishevar has seeded more than 60 companies.
Concept of a Virgin Hyperloop Heavy traffic along I-70 west of St. Louis. The Missouri Hyperloop is a proposed high-speed transportation route in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] [2] The hyperloop would connect the cities of St. Louis, Columbia, and Kansas City, complementing the busy Interstate 70. [3]